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LawConnect wins again in Sydney to Hobart race marred by tragedy
28 Dec 2024It is the first loss of life in the prestigious ocean race since 1998.
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Late Australia burst puts India under pressure in MCG test
28 Dec 2024The visitors are in major trouble in the fourth test after another Steve Smith century pushed Australia ahead.
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Names of sailors killed in Sydney to Hobart yacht race released
27 Dec 2024Two experienced sailors were killed in similar but separate incidents in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organisers and local authorities said on Friday, the first loss of life in the prestigious…
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Who replaces SJ? Biggest questions facing each NRL club
27 Dec 2024The weather is getting warmer, houses are being trained down and all 17 NRL clubs are currently in the thick of what will no doubt be the toughest pre-season ever.
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Breakers guard charged with grabbing game official
27 Dec 2024The Breakers guard could face sanctions after Christmas Day push of referee.
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Xmas footy calamity demonstrates alarming trend for Auckland, Wellington
27 Dec 2024Analysis - The 'A' in 'A-league' currently stands for 'abject' with regards to the most recent performances from New Zealand's two professional clubs, Mathew Nash writes.
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Two die in separate incidents in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
27 Dec 2024The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has suffered a double tragedy after two sailors died in separate incidents, while another crew was able to recover a crew member who fell overboard.
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Steve Smith returns to torment India in Melbourne cricket test
27 Dec 2024Steve Smith reprised his role as India's tormentor in chief by scoring a record 11th century against the nation, driving Australia to an imposing 454-7 at lunch on day two of the fourth test.
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Kohli fined for shoulder bump of Aussie debutant
27 Dec 2024The Indian star and Sam Konstas exchanged words after the clash at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Golfer Lydia Ko wins NZOC's top award
27 Dec 2024It is the second time she has been awarded the title.
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Football: Liverpool extend lead at top of Premier League
27 Dec 2024Liverpool have opened up a seven-point lead at the top of English football's Premier League, coming back from a goal down to beat Leicester City 3-1 at Anfield.
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Injured Halep to skip ASB Classic and Australian Open
27 Dec 2024She will delay her start to the 2025 season due to pain in her knee and shoulder.
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LawConnect leads Sydney-Hobart yacht race
27 Dec 2024Favourite Master Lock Comanche has been forced to retire from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, leaving LawConnect out in front.
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Cricket: India fight back after Konstas thrills MCG
26 Dec 2024Tempers rose in blazing heat in front of a bumper Boxing Day crowd with Virat Kohli booed by home fans after bumping shoulders with Konstas.
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Two favourites ahead, at start of Sydney to Hobart race
26 Dec 2024Race favourites Master Lock Comanche and LawConnect took the early lead in the 79th running of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, as the supermaxis led the 104 boats out into the South Pacific.
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Cricket: Australia's Konstas gets better of India on debut
26 Dec 2024Teen sensation Sam Konstas had the crowd in the palm of his hand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as he smashed India spearhead Jasprit Bumrah around the park.
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Why the black sails? A guide to the Sydney to Hobart yacht race
26 Dec 2024The sight of dozens of yachts zigzagging around Sydney Harbour's blue water on Boxing Day has competed with the cricket for TV audience eyeballs for a while now - so why all the fuss?
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Tennis: Players on edge after Sinner, Swiatek doping cases
26 Dec 2024Two big-name positive drug tests due to contamination are a genuine fear for many tennis professionals.
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Basketball: Breakers spiral continues after Christmas Day defeat
26 Dec 2024The Breakers have crashed to an eighth straight loss in the NBL, beaten 97-82 by the Tasmania Jackjumpers in their Christmas Day game in Hobart.
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Swiss snowboarding Olympian dies in avalanche
25 Dec 2024Switzerland's national snowboard cross team member Sophie Hediger was 26 years old.
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Global track paved with gold as money flows to athletes
24 Dec 2024Money flowed into athletics in 2024 and even bigger paychecks will soon be up for grabs, with the sport's governing body shelling out and start-up meets offering major prizes.
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Christmas Day games on Netflix to help NFL expand global reach
24 Dec 2024NFL games streamed on Netflix on Boxing Day in New Zealand 'creating this new tradition'.
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Brisbane Broncos star facing NRL ban after drug driving
24 Dec 2024Ezra Mam was charged after crashing his ute into an Uber carrying a woman and her young daughter, who needed hospital treatment.
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Cricket: Loss could send White Ferns to World Cup qualifiers
24 Dec 2024Australia won the third and final ODI in Wellington by 75 runs to claim a 2-nil series win.
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